to prohibit the receipt of a gift which exceeds $1000 by a political party or candidate from a foreign person; provide that a gift received in these circumstances is a debt owing to the Commonwealth and may be recovered by the Commonwealth; and provide that a gift received in these circumstances is not unlawful if it is returned within 30 days after its receipt.

to prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring a 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of strategic economic or strategic defensive significance to Australia.

to: remove the assets test exemption for youth allowance and austudy payment recipients whose partner receives certain income support payments; extend the means test rules used to assess interests in trusts and companies to independent youth allowance and austudy payment recipients; align income test treatment of gift payments from immediate family members with existing pension rules; harmonise the family tax benefit and youth allowance parental income tests by including tax free pensions and benefits as income for the parental income test; ensure that all students receiving income support receive a health care card; and enable the Australian Statistical Geography Standard remoteness structure used to assess eligibility for student payments to be automatically updated.

to establish a remedial power so that the Commissioner of Taxation can make a disallowable legislative instrument to modify the operation of a taxation law in certain circumstances;

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

to enable primary producers to access income tax averaging 10 income years or more after they opted out; and

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

to provide an exemption from luxury car tax to certain public institutions that import or acquire luxury cars for the sole purpose of public display. Also makes technical amendments to 10 Acts and repeals 45 excise Acts and the

to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and the

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts.

to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and the

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts.

to: cease the child care benefit (CCB) and child care rebate; introduce a child care subsidy (CCS) which is subject to both an income and activity test; introduce various rates of additional child care subsidy (ACCS) that are available in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to CCS and ACCS claims, reviews of decisions, provider approvals, and compliance obligations of approved providers of child care services;

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

to provide that the current vaccination and immunisation details and schedules may be applied, adopted or incorporated in a minister’s determination;

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

in relation to: circumstances in which applications for approval of a child care service are taken not to have been made; backdating of CCB service approvals; reassessments of child care service conditions of continued approval; and cessation of enrolment advances;

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

in relation to goods and services tax treatment of new child care funding programs; and

to reduce from 26 to six weeks the period during which age pension and other payments with unlimited portability can be paid outside Australia at the means-tested rate; and pause for three years the indexation of various income thresholds that apply to certain social security benefits and allowances and the income test free area for parenting payment single; the

Social Security Act 1991

and

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

to abolish the pensioner education supplement; the

Social Security Act 1991

,

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

and

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

to abolish the education entry payment; and seven Acts to make consequential amendments.